COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONThe Terrapin Hop Karma Brown IPA is a head on collision between a hoppy west coast India Pale Ale and a malty, complex brown ale. Brewed with 5 varieties of hops and 7 different malts, this hybrid style represents the best of both worlds. PEACE, LOVE and HOPPINESS

12 oz. bottle served in pint glass. [From 2011 notes].
The aroma, appearance and flavor of this beer are exactly what one should hope for if a brewer successfully combined the styles of brown ale and IPA.
A - This pours a clear but very dark reddish brown with a nice tan head.
S - The aroma intrigues more than entices, but does say "brown IPA".
The taste is wonderful, at least if you like both of these beer styles. A rich, hoppy, well-balanced beer with a substantial and complex malt component. IBU =65.
{Malts: Pale, Dark Munich, Victory, Special Roast, Crystal 60, Crystal 77, Chocolate}
Well done!

Transfer from BA review on 9-18-12-
Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass
Appearance – Served a deep brown colored brew with a one finger white head. The head faded relatively fast to leave a light level of lacing.
Smell – A sweeter and roasty aroma are most prevalent. The sweet in the nose is of a caramel, light chocolate and molasses smell, with the roasted noted being of a brown bread nature with a note of coffee. Overall, it is a lighter but pleasant aroma none the less.
Taste- A roasted malt and more herbal hop flavor greet the tongue. These are complimented by a lighter chocolate and molasses flavor. The sweetness grows in strength toward the middle of the taste as flavors of caramel join the molasses and chocolate flavor initially present. As the flavor advances further toward the end some bitter hop notes of an earthy and grapefruit citrus come to the taste and leave a semi-sweet flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the lighter to medium side in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is just a tad above average. It is a little to light in body and too high in carbonation for the dark and chocolate flavors. With this said though it is by no means bad.
Overall – A pretty easy drinking brew with a decent blend between hop, roast, and sweet. All are somewhat subdued, but in concert, they work fairly well.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a average tan head. Malty aroma with pine, roasted malts and caramel. Flavor of roasted malts, pine, mild citrus, caramel and had some nuttiness with a long and bitter finish.

Pours a cola brown with a two-finger root beer head. Nicely balanced hop and malt nose. Slick texture with some scrub on the rear of the palate. Very well-balanced flavors of sweet malt and bitter, yet clean hop. Quaffable.

Reviewed from notes. Rcvd in trade. Consumed 3/13/13.
The pour has a dark brown color and leaves the same colored body slightly clear around the edges, two finger off white foamy head gently recedes and leaves some spider web foamy lacing in the wake.
The smell has the hops up front, subdued malts trying to get through but mostly stays underneath the hops, gets slightly nutty as it warms
The taste is bittersweet through a nice combination of hops to malts, slightly nutty.
The palate is about medium on the body, comes across sessionable, and has a slightly sweet aftertaste and a sticky finish.
Overal, whether an American Brown Ale or an American IPA, I like it for the most part, good example of a hybrid between the two that I would have again.

Tap at capones, pours brown with medium off white head along with impressive lacing. Aromas and flavor of nutty malt, milk cocoa, pine, toffee, and light rust. I remember this being better a couple years ago, fresher and hoppier when that batch hit. Lighter body. Pretty solid.

12 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with a large tan head that retains pretty well and leaves a lot of lacing. Clear with some nice amber hues. Aroma of roasted malts, nuts, caramel, chocolate, hints of coffee and vanilla. Taste is bready malts, mild citrusy hops, chocolate hints. Dry with a slight bitterness. Long finish of malts and caramel with hop resin. Medium bodied, creamy and oily texture, average carbonation. Excellent beer! Very well done Black IPA.

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